Scientists just found a protein that reverses brain aging(sciencedaily.com)

110 points by stevenjgarner 1 year ago | 55 comments

DNA floating in the air tracks wildlife, viruses, even drugs(sciencedaily.com)

104 points by karlperera 1 year ago | 76 comments

Scientists have recreated the Universe's first molecule(sciencedaily.com)

19 points by LAsteNERD 1 year ago | 9 comments

MRI scans show exercise can make the brain look younger(sciencedaily.com)

81 points by amichail 8 months ago | 28 comments

The ability to regrow body parts is dormant in mammals, not lost(sciencedaily.com)

124 points by nryoo 4 months ago | 43 comments

Earth was born dry until a cosmic collision made it a blue planet(sciencedaily.com)

249 points by amichail 1 year ago | 228 comments

Human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world(news.ucsc.edu)

414 points by XzetaU8 11 months ago | 284 comments

UC Santa Cruz news article reporting research suggesting early developing human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world.

Artificial intelligence is losing hype(economist.com)

453 points by bx376 2 years ago | 663 comments

An Economist Free exchange column arguing that artificial intelligence is losing hype and asking whether that signals the technology will eventually succeed.

MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline(publichealthpolicyjournal.com)

438 points by cainxinth 1 year ago | 432 comments

Article reporting on an MIT study claiming that using AI tools like ChatGPT alters brain activity and leads to cognitive decline.

Attention lapses due to sleep deprivation due to flushing fluid from brain(news.mit.edu)

525 points by gmays 1 year ago | 254 comments

MIT News article on research showing attention lapses during sleep deprivation coincide with fluid flushing from the brain, a process normally occurring during sleep.

AI doesn't need 'superintelligence' or evil intent to start a nuclear war(thebulletin.org)

11 points by bookofjoe 21 days ago | 3 comments

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists article arguing AI could trigger nuclear war without superintelligence or malicious intent; the screenshot shows a different article on Trump-Xi strategic stability.

AI tools are spotting errors in research papers(nature.com)

555 points by kgwgk 1 year ago | 200 comments

Nature news article on a growing movement using AI and large language models to detect errors in research papers, sparked by a flawed black plastic utensils study.